Lord Harland.

Chapter 48 Reconciliation of Contradiction
After the efficiency of the brick kiln factory has improved, in order to avoid leakage of craftsmanship, Li Cha has arranged for troops to be stationed nearby.

Half a squadron of soldiers was stationed at the foot of the brick kiln factory, and the commander was Bradrick.

This person is an indentured slave and has nothing to do with the lords near Heihe County.

In addition, Richard, Powell, and even William are also very concerned about the situation of the brick kiln factory.

Strangers are not allowed to approach here, and all supplies are purchased through the hands of the Harland family.

Li Cha formed a caravan of more than a dozen people to take charge of this task.

After the slaves in the brick kiln factory were freed, Li Cha prepared to make them workers in the brick kiln factory.

After the construction of the territory is completed, export bricks to nearby lords.

If the brick trade wants to gain an advantage, the production process must be preserved.

Therefore, Richard took precautions in advance, prolonging the time for the craft leak as much as possible, and strived to bring more income to the Harland family.

In fact, bulk materials such as bricks are very difficult to transport.

If it exceeds [-] kilometers, even if the production cost of bricks in the Harland Territory is lower, plus the transportation cost, they cannot compete with local products. They can only be transported through the Bernie River and sold to several lords downstream.

Richard bid farewell to Uncle Powell, came to the brick kiln factory, and met Poppy and Rooney.

After the army came to the brick kiln factory, the slaves could no longer leave the factory area casually.In fact, like being in prison, the freedom of life is restricted.

But for ordinary people in Chenxi Continent, it is very difficult for them to leave their hometown too far in their lifetime.

Especially the subjects of the aristocratic lords will never leave the aristocratic territory or even the settled village throughout their lives.

Being restricted in the freedom of life is not a big tyranny for the slaves.

Of course, Li Cha also gave some compensation to the slaves in the brick kiln factory. The supply of meat increased a lot, and he also recruited some single female slaves to marry outstanding slaves so that they could start families.

The outstanding technical backbones were also issued brick and tile houses, eliminated their slave status, and became free citizens, with a monthly salary of six silver coins.

Six silver coins per month is considered a high income in Grant Kingdom.

The monthly military salary of the Heihe Castle Defense Army is only six silver coins.

The monthly salary of ordinary citizens is only about three or four silver coins.

In addition to rations, a farmer can't save ten silver coins a year.

In the brick kiln factory, there were three batches of more than 100 slaves who performed well and became the backbone of technology and gained freedom.

In addition to not being able to leave the brick kiln factory at will, the living standards of the slaves are actually quite good.

The food supply here is very sufficient, and occasionally some prey will be sent.

Ordinary farming slaves cannot eat a few meals of meat throughout the year.

In addition, cloth and salt will be given priority.

The freed families not only allocated land nearby, the elderly and children could make bricks, and they could do odd jobs in the brick kiln factory with some wages.

Living in troubled times, most of the slaves are satisfied with being away from home and having a stable life.

When he came to the brick kiln factory, Richard heard Bobby and Rooney arguing from a distance.

"Stopping work is impossible. Now the territory is very short of bricks. Lord Powell, Mrs. Ola, and Master Richard all ask me for bricks. I can't afford to provoke these people, and neither can you. Bobby, you still listen to me , Put away your suggestions. Once the process improvement fails and production is delayed, we will all be in trouble."

"Director Rooney, maybe you are right. But the production task is always full. If the process is not improved today, it will not be improved tomorrow, and it will never be improved in the future. It is precisely because we continue to improve the process that the success rate will double. five times."

"Can you ensure that the improved process will be successful?"

Seeing that Bobby didn't speak anymore, Rooney became even more imposing.

"I know you can't. This time you have to raise the chimney and dig deep smoke drains. With such a heavy workload, it will take at least 20 days to stop work. 20 days is 60 bricks. If the improvement fails, it needs to be reworked." , the delay is more than 30 days. There will be no bricks for 30 days, which will seriously delay the construction of the territory."

Li Cha walked into the factory director's office.

The two saw that Li Cha had arrived.Immediately stop the quarrel, Bobby secretly happy in his heart, while Rooney has a trace of displeasure on his face.

"I heard the quarrel between the two of you, but this time I want to support Rooney. In normal times, I support Bobby's improvement of craftsmanship, but now the situation is special. It has been two years since the orcs invaded. Will the orcs come next year? Again, I think it's possible.

According to the past rules, the interval between orc invasions is about three to five years.The last few times have basically been invaded every three years.

Next year will be the third year, and the city defense fortifications have not been fully completed, and we cannot afford to stop work.

After the orcs are driven away, let's slowly improve the craft.

I am very satisfied with the results of Bobby's improved craftsmanship. I will give my father a suggestion to change the name of this brick kiln factory to Bobby Brick Kiln Factory.

Bobby, I hope you can cherish this honor and use your wisdom to build the brick kiln better.

Five years later, I will take out a small part of the dry shares of the brick kiln factory to reward you managers.

Rooney, you must maintain the stability of the brick kiln. I am also very satisfied with your work. "

After the territory of Harland was established, the lord's castle was named Fort William, and the two rivers flowing through the territory were named Powell River and Burnie River.

The canyon in which Fort William is located was named Harland Canyon.

It is a great honor for an individual to name a place after a person.

Only those who have made a great contribution to the territory can receive this honor.

The three brothers William, Powell, and Bernie can be said to be the creators of Harland's territory.

It was thanks to the efforts of their three brothers and Richard that the Harland family could become a hereditary noble and achieved a leap in class.

Hearing Li Cha's decision, Bobby was very excited, his neck and face were flushed.

Although he is very smart, his background is very low after all.

Hearing that Li Cha had linked his name with the brick kiln factory, Bobby suddenly felt a sense of mission from the Holy Spirit.

This is the feeling of the so-called scholar dying for his confidant.

Although Bobby had never heard this sentence, even if Li Cha told him to die at this moment, he would not frown.

Even Rooney was extremely shocked when he heard this, with an envious expression on his face.

At this moment, he really believed that Master Li Cha was indeed a kind and generous nobleman.

After mediating the conflict between Bobby and Rooney, Richard stayed in the brick kiln for two days, used healing techniques to treat several sick slaves, gained some reputation among the slaves, and prepared to return to Fort William.

He had just left the brick kiln factory in the morning when several soldiers hurried over on horseback.

"What happened?"

"Master Richard, a rhinoceros was found near the No. [-] reclamation camp."

"It's really a rhinoceros? How is it possible?"

"You can't be wrong, Master Richard. Squadron Captain Martin saw this monster with his own eyes. He can be sure that it is a rhinoceros. In addition, the rhinoceros killed three of our soldiers. Two slaves in Camp No. [-] were also killed by the rhinoceros. gone."

(End of this chapter)